Wontons: how to

I used store bought wonton wrappers . . . . maybe next time I'll try make my own.

For the filling I mixed 1 lb. of ground pork (I did beef the next time and they were great also), ground ginger, pepper, salt and green onions.

Take one Wonton wrapper.

And put 1 tsp. of the pork mixture on the wrapper.  Then brush around the edges with egg white.

Don't use too much pork mixture or the wonton will burst.

Then you can fold them diagonally (you can also brush the edges and fold them in so it looks like a envelope).

Or you can place another wonton wrapper on top.  Either way, make sure no pork mixture squeezes out of the edges and that there is no air in the wonton.

Then place seven at a time in boiling water and boil them until they rise to the top.

Then they will look like this; Leslie says they look like brains :)

Then I served them with with chicken broth (with mushrooms and green onions).

She liked them :)

I liked them too!

"Ode" to the Dirty Dog . . .

I have been taking care of our neighbor's two golden retrievers this past week. The farm dog and long-haired dog thing doesn't go together very well. At least that is what I think.

Anyway, I biked over to take care of them this afternoon and Mabel, the younger dog, wasn't there. A few minutes later she came running from around the barn. She was covered in manure. Fresh manure. And she stank . . . really bad.

I grew up on a farm, so manure isn't gross to me. But when it is on a dog that wants to jump on you and that you have to feed and pet and . . . yeah. Mabel looked at me with a pitiful, sad expression. My heart and hand almost went out to her . . . almost, but it didn't.

I really wanted to spray her off with the hose. But she was avoiding me because she knew I wasn't happy with her.

We still went on our walk to the creek, which was great because Mabel went in the water, and sadly--for her-- all most of the manure was cleaned off of her. I was sad too, because Mabel shook diluted manure and creek water on me.

#1-I am feeling like this . . .

#2-I wish I was better at playing this.

#3-I feel scared when the top of the neighbors big tree falls into our yard during a wind storm.

#4-This is what I wish I was doing right now (sleeping) . . . . but I'm not, sigh.

#5-I know this seems like a contradiction after #3; but if I can't sleep, I'd like to play volleyball with my cool team.

#6-eating cake.

#7-But have a supper of homade Won Ton soup (my newest accomplishment) first, before indulging in #5

#8-What I'll have to do after I indulge in every crumb of #5--brush my teeth. But I won't mind it at all because I like the way my teeth feel after baking soda brushing--I know, I am wierd.

"Practice doesn't make perfect, practice makes permanent."

My mom is trying a free trial month of Netflix. While we aren't huge movie watchers, but so far we have really liked what we ordered. The last movie that came was Forever Strong--a true story about a rugby team--we all really liked it. In the extra features interview with the real coach, Coach Gelwix, he gives a lot of tips about being on a team that can be applied to life, too! Here are some of the ones I appreciated along with my last volleyball tournament pictures.

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"Don't waste time comparing yourself to others There will always be a bigger, better, faster smarter person. Instead, compare yourself to who you want to be tomorrow and in the future."

"The true test of a man is what he will do when no one will know."

"Practice doesn't make perfect, practice makes permanent."

''Play with perfection, knowing that you will make mistakes along the way--but learn from your mistakes."

"Pain of hard work is temporary. Pain of regret never goes away."

"It doesn't matter where you are at the moment . . . focus on the future."

"Hang out with people who have no regrets."

''God doesn't make a no-good anything."

"Attitude and effort are everything. You will get further in life with a good attitude than you will with smarts or great athletic gifts."

The Board Walk

We walked on the board walk in Bellingham last weekend. It was a little windy, but it was still so beautiful!

Mia came with me and my parents--which was a lot of fun!

Afterwards we went to the new Woods Coffee in downtown Bellingham and bought hot chocolates to help us warm up!

Psalm 24:1‑2

"The earth is the LORD's and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters."